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<li><a shape="rect" href="#intro">About ERT WG</a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><a shape="rect" id="announcem" name="announcem">Announcements and Meetings</a></h2> <p>The Evaluation and Repair Tools Working Group (ERT WG) closed. Some of the work moved to the <strong><a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/task-forces/conformance-testing/">Accessibility Conformance Testing (ACT) Task Force</a></strong> of the <a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/">Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Working Group (WCAG WG)</a>. More information is in the <a shape="rect" href="#deliv">Deliverables</a> section below.</p> <!--// <ul> <li><strong>Next meeting:</strong> Wednesday 20 May 2015</li> <li><strong>For Review:</strong> <a shape="rect" href="#etf">Features of Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools</a></li> <li><strong>On-Going:</strong> <a shape="rect" href="#let">List of Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools</a></li> </ul> <h3><a shape="rect" id="minutes" name="minutes">Meeting Minutes</a></h3> <ul> <li><strong>Latest minutes:</strong> <a href="http://www.w3.org/2015/02/25-er-minutes.html" shape="rect">Wednesday 25 February 2015</a></li> <li><a shape="rect" href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/minutes">Minutes from previous meetings</a></li> </ul> <p>See also: directions for <a href="scribes" shape="rect">scribing ERT meetings</a>.</p> <h3><a shape="rect" id="telecons" name="telecons">Teleconference Meetings</a></h3> <p>ERT WG meets weekly via teleconference on <strong>Wednesdays at 13:30 to 14:30 UTC</strong>. Please consult the <a shape="rect" href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html">World Clock Meeting Planner</a> to find out the precise date for your own time zone.</p> <p>Number for the teleconference bridge <em>Zakim</em> are:</p> <ul> <li>+1.617.761.6200 (main number)</li> <li><strong>New:</strong> <a shape="rect" href="http://www.w3.org/2006/tools/wiki/Zakim-SIP">Zakim <acronym title="Session Initiation Protocol">SIP</acronym>-Gateway</a></li> </ul> <p>The passcode is 3794 ("ERWG").</p> <h3><a shape="rect" id="irc" name="irc"><acronym title="Internet Relay Chat">IRC</acronym> Chat</a></h3> <p>We use IRC to accompany and support meetings where possible. Details are:</p> <ul> <li>IRC server: irc.w3.org</li> <li>Port: 6665</li> <li>Channel: #er</li> </ul> <p>For help with IRC or to find a client, refer to <a shape="rect" href="http://www.irchelp.org">the IRC Help Archive</a>.</p> <h3><a name="meetings" id="meetings" shape="rect">Face to Face Meetings</a></h3> <p>ERT WG is expected to have 1-2 face-to-face meetings per year.</p> <h4>Upcoming F2F Meeting</h4> <p><em>None currently planned.</em></p> <h4>Previous F2F Meetings</h4> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/2008/11/f2f-agenda" shape="rect">6-7 November, 2008 in <span lang="de" xml:lang="de">Sankt Augustin</span>, Germany</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/2007/02/f2f-agenda" shape="rect">22 - 23 February, 2007 in Gijon, Spain</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/2006/02/f2f-agenda" shape="rect">27 - 28 February, 2006 in Cannes, France</a> (in conjunction with the <a href="http://www.w3.org/2005/12/allgroupoverview" shape="rect"><acronym title="World Wide Web Consortium">W3C</acronym> Technical Plenary 2005</a>)</li> <li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/2005/10/f2f-agenda" shape="rect">17 - 18 October 2005, <span lang="de" xml:lang="de">Sankt Augustin</span>, Germany</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/2005/03/f2f-bos" shape="rect">3 - 4 March 2005, Boston, MA, USA</a> (in conjunction with the <a href="http://www.w3.org/2004/12/allgroupoverview" shape="rect">W3C Technical Plenary 2005</a>)</li> </ul>//--> <h2><a shape="rect" id="deliv" name="deliv">Deliverables</a></h2> <dl> <dt id="asd"><strong>Accessibility Support Database</strong></dt> <dd><strong>Resource:</strong> <ul> <li><a shape="rect" href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/accessibility-support/">Prototype</a></li> </ul> </dd> <dd><strong>Source:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wai-axsdb-web/">User Interface (GitHub)</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wai-axsdb-services">Core Services (GitHub)</a></li> </ul> </dd> <dt id="etf"><strong>Features of Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools</strong></dt> <dd><strong>Resource:</strong> <ul> <li><a shape="rect" href="https://www.w3.org/TR/WAET/">Public Draft</a></li> <li><a shape="rect" href="https://w3c.github.io/w3c-waet/WAET.html">Editor Draft</a></li> </ul> </dd> <dd><strong>Source:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://github.com/w3c/w3c-waet/issues">GitHub issues</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/w3c/w3c-waet/">GitHub project</a></li> </ul> </dd> <dt id="let"><strong>List of Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools</strong></dt> <dd><strong>Resource:</strong> <ul> <li><a shape="rect" href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tools/">Public Release</a></li> <li><a shape="rect" href="http://w3c.github.io/wai-eval-tools/">Development Version</a></li> </ul> </dd> <dd><strong>Source:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wai-eval-tools/issues">GitHub issues</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/w3c/wai-eval-tools/">GitHub project</a></li> </ul> </dd> <dt id="tests"><strong>Test Samples Repository</strong></dt> <dd><a shape="rect" href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tests/">WCAG 2.0 Test Samples</a></dd> <dt id="earl"><strong>Evaluation and Report Language (EARL)</strong></dt> <dd><a shape="rect" href="earl">Resources on <acronym title="Evaluation And Report Language">EARL</acronym></a></dd> </dl> <!--// <h3><a name="tf" id="tf" shape="rect">Task Forces</a></h3> <p>The following Task Forces are active under ERT WG:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/2006/tests/tests-tf" shape="rect"><acronym title="Web Content Accessibility Guidelines">WCAG</acronym> 2.0 Test Samples Development Task Force (TSD TF)</a> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/2006/tests/" shape="rect">TSD TF home page</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tests/" shape="rect">Test Samples Repository</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/2011/eval/eval-tf" shape="rect"><acronym title="Web Content Accessibility Guidelines">WCAG</acronym> 2.0 Evaluation Methodology Task Force (Eval TF)</a></li> </ul>//--> <h2><a shape="rect" id="pubs" name="pubs">Publications</a></h2> <ul> <li><a shape="rect" href="https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG-EM/">Website Accessibility Conformance Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) 1.0</a></li> <li><a shape="rect" href="https://www.w3.org/TR/WAET/">Guide to Features of Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools</a> </li> <li><a shape="rect" href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/accessibility-support/">Accessibility Support Database</a></li> <li><a shape="rect" href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tests/">WCAG 2.0 Test Samples Repository</a></li> <li><a shape="rect" href="https://www.w3.org/TR/EARL10-Requirements/">Evaluation and Report Language (EARL) 1.0 Requirements</a></li> <li><a shape="rect" href="https://www.w3.org/TR/EARL10-Schema/">Evaluation and Report Language (EARL) 1.0 Schema</a></li> <li><a shape="rect" href="https://www.w3.org/TR/EARL10-Guide/">Evaluation and Report Language (EARL) 1.0 Guide</a></li> <li><a shape="rect" href="https://www.w3.org/TR/HTTP-in-RDF/"><acronym title="Hyper Text Transfer Protocol">HTTP</acronym> Vocabulary in <acronym title="Resource Description Framework">RDF</acronym> 1.0</a></li> <li><a shape="rect" href="https://www.w3.org/TR/Content-in-RDF/">Representing Content in <acronym title="Resource Description Framework">RDF</acronym> 1.0</a></li> <li><a shape="rect" href="https://www.w3.org/TR/Pointers-in-RDF/">Pointer Methods in <acronym title="Resource Description Framework">RDF</acronym> 1.0</a></li> <li><a shape="rect" href="aert">(obsolete) Accessibility and Evaluation and Repair Techniques (AERT)</a></li> </ul> <h2><a shape="rect" id="intro" name="intro">About ERT WG</a></h2> <p>The Evaluation and Repair Tools Working Group (ERT WG) developed techniques to evaluate and repair Web content for accessibility. Currently, the primary focus of our work was to develop the Evaluation and Report Language (EARL) for documenting evaluation and repair information.</p> <h3>Chair and Contacts</h3> <ul> <li>Shadi Abou-Zahra, W3C/WAI - Chair and Team Contact (<shadi@w3.org>)</li> </ul> <h3>Charter</h3> <ul> <li><a shape="rect" href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/charter4">Last ERT WG Charter</a></li> </ul> <h3>Mailing Lists</h3> <ul> <li><a shape="rect" href="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-wai-ert/">Mailing list archives of the current mailing list</a></li> <li><a shape="rect" href="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-er-ig/">Mailing list archives of the previous mailing list (outdated)</a></li> </ul> <!--// <h3>Participation</h3> <ul> <li><a shape="rect" href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/participation.html">How to join the ERT WG</a></li> <li><a shape="rect" href="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/dbwg/details?group=32094&public=1">Current ERT WG participants <img alt="different format" src="/Icons/tr.png" /></a></li> </ul>//--> </div> <div id="footer"> <p>Editor: <a shape="rect" href="mailto:shadi@w3.org">Shadi Abou-Zahra</a></p> <p><strong>Status:</strong> last updated on $Date: 2016/08/12 01:21:08 $ by $Author: shadi $</p> <div class="footer-nav"> <p>[<a shape="rect" href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/sitemap.html">WAI Site Map</a>] [<a shape="rect" href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/sitehelp.html">Help with WAI Website</a>] [<a shape="rect" href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/search.php">Search</a>] [<a shape="rect" href="/WAI/contacts">Contacting WAI</a>] <br clear="none" /> <strong>Feedback welcome to <a shape="rect" href="mailto:wai-eo-editors@w3.org">wai-eo-editors@w3.org</a></strong> (a publicly archived list) or <a shape="rect" href="mailto:wai@w3.org">wai@w3.org</a> (a WAI staff-only list).</p> </div> <div class="copyright"> <p><a shape="rect" href="/Consortium/Legal/ipr-notice#Copyright" rel="Copyright">Copyright</a> 漏 2015 <a shape="rect" href="/"><acronym title="World Wide Web Consortium">W3C</acronym></a><sup>庐</sup> (<a shape="rect" href="http://www.csail.mit.edu/"><acronym title="Massachusetts Institute of Technology">MIT</acronym></a>, <a shape="rect" href="http://www.ercim.org/"><acronym title="European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics">ERCIM</acronym></a>, <a shape="rect" href="http://www.keio.ac.jp/">Keio</a>, <a href="http://ev.buaa.edu.cn/">Beihang</a>), All Rights Reserved. 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